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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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lateral  Speak Example sentences
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[侧面的,侧向的] coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side
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[一边倒的] one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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[必须的] morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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[恳请,借助于,找来,调用] call upon; ask for; request earnestly
linear  Speak Example sentences
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[使相等,使平衡] be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
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[线的,成直线的] having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
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[精明的,明智的,谨慎的] expedient;  artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
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[黏液的,分泌黏液的] slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous
luminous  Speak Example sentences
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[不确定的,冒风险] uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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[发光的,闪耀的] shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
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[子孙,后裔] descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
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[筛子似的] full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
mercantile  Speak Example sentences
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[在之前,早于,优先于] be or go before something or someone in time or space
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[商业的,贸易的] trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
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[过时的,不流行的] old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date
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[沉思,考察,深思熟虑,小孔,细口] gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
metallic  Speak Example sentences
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[锯齿状的,不整齐的] unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
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[模仿,摹拟] copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
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[必须的] morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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[金属的,含金属的,铿锵的] of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal
meticulous  Speak Example sentences
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[坚忍] endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
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[小心翼翼的] excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details
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[不确定的,冒风险] uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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[内在的,固有的] relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
misgiving  Speak Example sentences
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[一边倒的] one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
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[金属的,含金属的,铿锵的] of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal
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[抵销,补偿] counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
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[怀疑,疑虑] feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
nostalgia  Speak Example sentences
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[不变地,总是] constantly; always; in every case or on every occasion
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[精明的,明智的,谨慎的] expedient;  artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
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[想家,乡愁] homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
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[金属的,含金属的,铿锵的] of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal
offset  Speak Example sentences
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[边远的,偏僻的] relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
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[尼龙] any of a family of high-strength, resilient synthetic polymers
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[沉思,考察,深思熟虑,小孔,细口] gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
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[抵销,补偿] counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
paradigm  Speak Example sentences
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[集合,军事动员] assemble, prepare, or put into operation for or as if for war; make mobile or capable of movement
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[典范,模式] a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
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[研究生] a student who continues studies after graduation
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[筛子似的] full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through